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Department of Highways and Transportation’s chances in winning a gas tax increase from the General Assembly without the department first committing itself to streamlining operations.
“They’ve got a wish list that’s incredible!” he said. “They have to trim down first (before expecting any gas tax hike from the General Assembly).”
By trimming down. Guest explained, he didn’t mean reducing maintenance or construction staff. "We need to get agreements that they’ll put their operation in better shape, particularly at the Richmond headquarters. . . They need to put some of those good old boys out to pasture.”
Uranium Mining
In the past two years, a uranium exploration company has obtained mineral rights leases on 55,000 acres in Virginia with some of the land in Fauquier, Madison and Orange counties. Local
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